Strategy,System and PLanning

One of the most common activities in the management is planning.Planning gives direction for achieving organisational goal.Plan also activate the organisational system to ensure the system and sub systems follow that direction. Systems have inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes. System to perform requires inputs, resources such as raw materials, money, technologies and people. These inputs go through a process resulting in to achieving the goals set for the system. Outputs are tangible results produced by processes in the system, such as products or services for the client. Systems can be the entire organization, or its departments, groups, processes, etc.The process of planning includes planners functioning and thinking strategically backwards. They start from the outcomes and outputs,identifies the processes needed to produce the results. Then they identify what inputs (or resources) are needed to carry out the processes.

Planning is carried out care full and may be intuitively. The complexity of the various phases (and their duplication during performance) depend on the scope of the system.It is always advisable to make a plan document so that it can be easily followed and may be repeated.Right strategy and right planning helps in achieving the organisational goals effectively.